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*[[Power-over-Ethernet]] - Options for providing power to nodes via ethernet
 
*[[Power-over-Ethernet]] - Options for providing power to nodes via ethernet
 
*[[AREDN on Proxmox|Proxmox]] - Deploying AREDN on Proxmox
 
*[[AREDN on Proxmox|Proxmox]] - Deploying AREDN on Proxmox
*[[Radios]] - What radio should I buy?
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*[[Radios]] - Which radio should I buy?
 
*[[Batteries and Solar|Solar]] - Solar powered nodes
 
*[[Batteries and Solar|Solar]] - Solar powered nodes
 
*[[Winlink general and specific help|Winlink]] - General and specific help info.
 
*[[Winlink general and specific help|Winlink]] - General and specific help info.

Revision as of 12:15, 23 August 2023

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Goals

  • Education, Research & Mentorship of the Amateur Radio Community on digital network technologies.
  • Rapid ad-hoc communication deployments during disasters and emergencies.
  • Reliable, fault-tolerant networks that served agencies can protect Bay Area residents and save lives during disaster situations

Getting Started

Help

  • Antennas - Recommended antennas (for when the radio doesn't come with one)
  • Band Plan - How the spectrum is allocated in various areas of the Bay
  • Bandwidth Consumption - Bandwidth consumption of various classes of applications
  • Batteries - Recommended batteries for off-grid and battery backed-up nodes
  • Cables - Recommendation for cabling to use, especially outside
  • Cameras - Recommended cameras
  • Commercial WISPs - Local commercial WISPs which often share locations
  • Company sites - Businesses hosting nodes and extending the network
  • High sites - Elevated sites which are easy to point a radio at
  • Maps - Various maps of mesh nodes and the connections between them
  • Network Time Protocol - Using and provide network time on the mesh
  • Phones & PBX - Phone and phone systems for the mesh
  • Power-over-Ethernet - Options for providing power to nodes via ethernet
  • Proxmox - Deploying AREDN on Proxmox
  • Radios - Which radio should I buy?
  • Solar - Solar powered nodes
  • Winlink - General and specific help info.

Projects

Past Projects

Conferences

Communications

Working Groups

Non-Profit

Other Meshes

Other Networks

AREDN